There are a great many websites that have information regarding multiple
sclerosis (MS). There are many organizations helping to fight MS and one of the
largest and most visible one in the U.S. is the National Multiple Sclerosis
Society (NMSS). They do a fantastic job with raising money with the goal of
researching to find a cure and helping those with MS. They are at the front
lines in research, advocacy rights, insurance rights, patient's rights, and the
laws that affect everyone with MS. The sole purpose of NMSS has been to find an
end to MS and they will fight until they win. The NMSS website does a great job
in providing information about MS, what to do about it, how to deal with it, and
researching it.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society exists to make sure it
doesn’t. The Society addresses the challenges of each person affected by MS by
funding cutting edge research, driving change through advocacy, facilitating
professional education, collaborating with MS organizations around the world,
and providing programs and services designed to help people with MS and their
families move their lives forward. In 2008 alone, through the national office
and 50 state network of chapters, that Society devoted over $136 million to
programs that enhanced more than one million lives. To move closer to a world
free of MS, the Society also invested nearly $50 million to support 440 research
projects around the world. To learn more about multiple sclerosis and the
service programs the Society offers visit
www.NationalMSSociety.org.
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Besides the NMSS, there are many other wonderful organizations committed to the
battle. Everyone has a different take or approach on a disease, but usually
because their focus is on a specific aspect of it. Now whether the focus is on
research, education, funding, or anything else, it all combines into a big pot
of knowledge and action that together brings us to our goal. All of the
accomplishments to date are from that combined effort of those many
organizations, physicians, researchers, and drug companies with a cure being
that final goal.
There are also publications put out by these organizations and through various
other sources. Many of the drug manufacturers will advertise their product in
many of the publications, as well as directly. All of the drug companies have
done a great job of getting their message out without saying anything negative
about any of the others, and they are up front in stating that their drug may
not be the right match for you. Everyone seems to do a good job with presenting
all of the facts for all of the treatments without saying that any one treatment
is the best for everyone. As with any product that is sold, the makers want you
to purchase their product so it is important for you and your doctor to make the
choice, and nobody else.
Additionally, there are some websites for other neurological disorders and issues
related to maintaining one's health. It's good to keep informed regarding other
disorders that are somewhat similar, yet remind you that MS isn't the only thing out
there. As you read more about other conditions, you will find that all of those
people aren't that different than you and their concerns and hopes might be very
similar. Imagine if a cure was found for just one disease, how much closer would
that bring all of the other diseases to a cure?
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